| Date |
Week |
Holiday |
Type/Location |
| Jan 1 |
Monday |
New Year’s Day |
National Holiday |
| Jan 6 |
Saturday |
Epiphany |
Observance, Christian (NDS*, SN, TH) |
| Jan 6 |
Saturday |
Epiphany |
Common Local Holiday (BW, BY, ST) |
| Jan 22 |
Monday |
Franco-German Day |
Observance |
| Jan 27 |
Saturday |
Remembrance Day for the Victims of National Socialism |
Observance |
| Feb 12 |
Monday |
Shrove Monday |
Observance |
| Feb 13 |
Tuesday |
Carnival Tuesday |
Observance |
| Feb 14 |
Wednesday |
Carnival / Ash Wednesday |
Silent Day |
| Feb 14 |
Wednesday |
Valentine’s Day |
Observance |
| Feb 16 |
Friday |
Hizir Fast |
Observance (Bremen, Hamburg) |
| Mar 8 |
Friday |
International Women’s Day |
Observance (All except Berlin, MVP) |
| Mar 8 |
Friday |
International Women’s Day |
Common Local Holiday (Berlin, MVP) |
| Mar 17 |
Sunday |
St. Patrick’s Day |
Observance, Christian |
| Mar 18 |
Monday |
Anniversary of the March Revolution |
Observance |
| Mar 20 |
Wednesday |
March Equinox |
Season |
| Mar 21 |
Thursday |
Alevitic New Year |
Observance (Bremen, Hamburg) |
| Mar 24 |
Sunday |
Palm Sunday |
Observance, Christian |
| Mar 28 |
Thursday |
Maundy Thursday |
Silent Day (BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL) |
| Mar 28 |
Thursday |
Maundy Thursday |
Observance, Christian (All except BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL) |
| Mar 29 |
Friday |
Good Friday |
National Holiday, Christian, Silent Day |
| Mar 30 |
Saturday |
Holy Saturday |
Silent Day (BY, HE, NDS, RLP, SL) |
| Mar 31 |
Sunday |
Easter Sunday |
Christian, Common Local Holiday (Brandenburg) |
| Mar 31 |
Sunday |
Easter Sunday |
Public Holiday, Christian, Silent Day (All except BB) |
| Mar 31 |
Sunday |
Daylight Saving Time starts |
Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Apr 1 |
Monday |
Easter Monday |
National Holiday, Christian |
| Apr 10 |
Wednesday |
Eid ul Fitr |
Observance, Muslim (Bremen, Hamburg) |
| Apr 23 |
Tuesday |
German Beer Day |
Observance |
| Apr 23 |
Tuesday |
First Day of Passover |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Apr 24 |
Wednesday |
Second Day of Passover |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Apr 25 |
Thursday |
Girls’ Day / Boys’ Day |
Observance |
| Apr 28 |
Sunday |
Sixth Day of Passover |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Apr 29 |
Monday |
Seventh Day of Passover |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Apr 30 |
Tuesday |
Walpurgis Night |
Observance |
| May 1 |
Wednesday |
May Day |
National Holiday |
| May 5 |
Sunday |
Europe Day (Council of Europe) |
Observance |
| May 8 |
Wednesday |
Anniversary of the End of World War II |
Observance (B, BB, HB, MVP, TH) |
| May 9 |
Thursday |
Fathers’ Day |
Observance |
| May 9 |
Thursday |
Ascension Day |
National Holiday, Christian |
| May 9 |
Thursday |
Europe Day (European Union) |
Observance |
| May 12 |
Sunday |
Mothers’ Day |
Observance |
| May 19 |
Sunday |
Whit Sunday / Pentecost |
Christian, Common Local Holiday (Brandenburg) |
| May 19 |
Sunday |
Whit Sunday / Pentecost |
Observance, Christian (All except BB) |
| May 20 |
Monday |
Whit Monday |
National Holiday, Christian |
| May 23 |
Thursday |
Constitution Day |
Observance |
| May 30 |
Thursday |
Corpus Christi |
Christian, Common Local Holiday (BW, BY, HE, NRW, RLP, SL, SN*, TH*) |
| Jun 1 |
Saturday |
International Children’s Day |
Observance (B, BB, MVP, SN, ST, TH) |
| Jun 3 |
Monday |
European Bicycle Day |
Observance |
| Jun 6 |
Thursday |
Visually Impaired People Day |
Observance |
| Jun 12 |
Wednesday |
First Day of Shavuot |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Jun 13 |
Thursday |
Second Day of Shavuot |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Jun 16 |
Sunday |
Car-free Sunday |
Observance |
| Jun 17 |
Monday |
Remembrance of the Victims of SED Injustice |
Observance (Berlin, Thuringia) |
| Jun 17 |
Monday |
Eid al-Adha |
Observance, Muslim (Bremen, Hamburg) |
| Jun 20 |
Thursday |
June Solstice |
Season |
| Jun 24 |
Monday |
St. John |
Observance, Christian (Saxony) |
| Jun 29 |
Saturday |
Architecture Day |
Observance |
| Jun 29 |
Saturday |
St Peter and Paul |
Observance, Christian (Saxony) |
| Jul 17 |
Wednesday |
Ashura (Tentative Date) |
Observance, Muslim (Bremen, Hamburg) |
| Aug 8 |
Thursday |
Peace Festival in Augsburg |
Local Holiday (Bavaria**) |
| Aug 15 |
Thursday |
Assumption of Mary |
Observance, Christian (Saxony, Thuringia) |
| Aug 15 |
Thursday |
Assumption of Mary |
Christian, Common Local Holiday (Bavaria*, Saarland) |
| Sep 1 |
Sunday |
Anti War Day |
Observance |
| Sep 8 |
Sunday |
European Heritage Days |
Observance |
| Sep 14 |
Saturday |
German Language Day |
Observance |
| Sep 20 |
Friday |
German World Children’s Day |
Observance |
| Sep 20 |
Friday |
German World Children’s Day |
Common Local Holiday (Thuringia) |
| Sep 22 |
Sunday |
September Equinox |
Season |
| Oct 3 |
Thursday |
Rosh Hashana |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, NRW, SL) |
| Oct 3 |
Thursday |
Day of German Unity |
National Holiday |
| Oct 4 |
Friday |
Second Day of Rosh Hashana |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, NRW, SL) |
| Oct 5 |
Saturday |
German Food Bank Day |
Observance |
| Oct 6 |
Sunday |
Harvest Festival |
Observance |
| Oct 12 |
Saturday |
Yom Kippur |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, NRW, SL) |
| Oct 13 |
Sunday |
Grandparents’ Day |
Observance (Bavaria) |
| Oct 17 |
Thursday |
First day of Sukkot |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Oct 18 |
Friday |
Second Day of Sukkot |
Observance, Hebrew (BY, HB, SL) |
| Oct 22 |
Tuesday |
Sixth Day of Sukkot |
Observance, Hebrew (Bavaria) |
| Oct 23 |
Wednesday |
Seventh Day of Sukkot |
Observance, Hebrew (Bavaria) |
| Oct 24 |
Thursday |
Shemini Atzeret |
Observance, Hebrew (Bremen, Saarland) |
| Oct 24 |
Thursday |
Day of the Libraries |
Observance |
| Oct 25 |
Friday |
Simchat Torah |
Observance, Hebrew (Bremen) |
| Oct 27 |
Sunday |
Daylight Saving Time ends |
Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time |
| Oct 30 |
Wednesday |
World Thrift Day |
Observance |
| Oct 31 |
Thursday |
Reformation Day |
Observance, Christian (Bremen, BW) |
| Oct 31 |
Thursday |
Reformation Day |
Common Local Holiday (BB, HB, HH, MVP, NDS, SH, SN, ST, TH) |
| Oct 31 |
Thursday |
Halloween |
Observance |
| Nov 1 |
Friday |
All Saints’ Day |
Observance, Christian (HB, NDS*, SN, TH) |
| Nov 1 |
Friday |
All Saints’ Day |
Silent Day, Public Holiday (BW, BY, NRW, RLP, SL) |
| Nov 2 |
Saturday |
All Souls’ Day |
Silent Day (Lower Saxony*) |
| Nov 9 |
Saturday |
Night of Broken Glass Remembrance Day |
Observance |
| Nov 9 |
Saturday |
9th of November |
Observance (Berlin) |
| Nov 9 |
Saturday |
Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Observance |
| Nov 11 |
Monday |
St. Martin’s Day |
Observance, Christian |
| Nov 17 |
Sunday |
National Day of Mourning |
Silent Day |
| Nov 20 |
Wednesday |
Repentance Day |
Observance, Christian (BW, HE, NDS, RLP, TH) |
| Nov 20 |
Wednesday |
Repentance Day |
Christian, Common Local Holiday (Saxony) |
| Nov 20 |
Wednesday |
Repentance Day |
Silent Day (BY, SL, SN) |
| Nov 24 |
Sunday |
Sunday of the Dead |
Silent Day |
| Dec 1 |
Sunday |
First Advent Sunday |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 6 |
Friday |
St. Nicholas’ Day |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 8 |
Sunday |
Second Advent Sunday |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 8 |
Sunday |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
Observance, Christian (Saxony) |
| Dec 15 |
Sunday |
Third Advent Sunday |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 19 |
Thursday |
Remembrance Day for Roma and Sinti killed by Genocide |
Observance |
| Dec 21 |
Saturday |
December Solstice |
Season |
| Dec 22 |
Sunday |
Fourth Advent Sunday |
Observance, Christian |
| Dec 24 |
Tuesday |
Christmas Eve |
Silent Day |
| Dec 25 |
Wednesday |
Christmas Day |
National Holiday, Christian |
| Dec 26 |
Thursday |
Boxing Day |
National Holiday, Christian |
| Dec 31 |
Tuesday |
New Year’s Eve |
Bank Holiday |
